Columbia County > Chatham
Population:
4,104 town
1,529 village
Chatham was named for William Pitt, Lord Chatham.
School districts: Chatham Central School District
Emergency services: Chatham Fire Department
Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Lions
Change agents:
Grants to local organizations have supported public art installations and outdoor music performances, roof restoration at the village hall, land acquisition to protect Taghkanic headwaters, and other causes.
Recent grants:
Chatham
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Albany, NY - $80,000 (2024)
Chatham
New York State Land Trust Alliance - Albany, NY - $115,200 (2023)
Chatham Police Department
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services - Albany, NY - $30,200 (2024)
Church of St. James
Veillette-Nifosi Foundation - East Chatham, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Holtzman Family Foundation - Corning, NY - $5,000 (2023)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Non Nobis Solum Foundation - Canaan, NY - $1,000 (2023)
Columbia Land Conservancy
Reed Family Foundation - Lake Geneva, WI - $125,000 (2023)
Crandell Theatre
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,000 (2023)
Crandell Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $40,000 (2024)
Crandell Theatre
Non Nobis Solum Foundation - Canaan, NY - $29,500 (2023)
Equine Advocates
Josetta Fund - Boston, MA - $300,000 (2023)
Mac-Haydn Theatre
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $10,000 (2024)
Morris Memorial
Hudson Valley Foundation for Youth Health - Kingston, NY - $2,000 (2023)
PS21
National Endowment for the Arts - Washington, DC - $15,000 (2023)
PS21
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $49,500 (2024)
PS21
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $35,000 (2024)
Ps21
New York State Council on the Arts - New York, NY - $30,000 (2023)
PS21
Veillette-Nifosi Foundation - East Chatham, NY - $10,000 (2023)
Shaker Museum and Library
Reed Family Foundation - Lake Geneva, WI - $20,000 (2023)
Shaker Museum and Library
Veillette-Nifosi Foundation - East Chatham, NY - $25,000 (2023)
Largest nonprofits in Chatham (by assets) include:
Columbia Land Conservancy
Camphill Ghent
PS 21
Equine Advocates Incorporated
Crandell Theatre
Birches Foundation
Columbia County Agricultural Society
Richard T Sharp Foundation
Mac-Haydn Theatre
Morris Memorial Association
Alice & Murray Giddings Foundation
Camphill Association of North America
Louis F Payn Foundation for Aged People
Chatham Area Silent Pantry
Chatham Kids Club
M-Cm Network
Actors Ensemble
Columbia County Youth Theatre
New York Urban Orchards Incorporated